Inside Story: ‘Move on’ – How BCCI nudged MS Dhoni to quit captaincy and hand over to Virat Kohli | Cricket News

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) The captaincy handover from Rohit Sharma to Shubman Gill in 2025 sparked plenty of debate in Indian cricket. Nearly eight years earlier, a similar shift had taken place when MS Dhoni made way for Virat Kohli as India’s full-time captain across formats in 2017.Dhoni had already stepped down […]

Norwegian biathlete wins Olympic bronze — then admits on live TV he ‘cheated’ on his girlfriend

Winter Olympics 2026: Norway’s Sturla Holm Lægreid stunned viewers after finishing third in the men’s 20km biathlon, using his moment on the podium to deliver an unusually candid confession about his private life. A Winter Olympics Bronze, Followed by a Confession That Stopped Norway Sturla Holm Lægreid won bronze in the men’s 20km biathlon at […]

Virat Kohli pens heartfelt message congratulating RCB and Smriti Mandhana on WPL 2026 title win: ‘Champions again…’

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Women have once again etched their name in history by securing their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title. In a high-voltage final against Delhi Capitals at Vadodara’s BCA Stadium, RCB chased down a massive 204 runs with six wickets and two balls to spare, completing the highest successful chase in WPL […]

Vitality 25–26: Nataraj Kids Planet Celebrates Annual Sports Day with Enthusiasm

Nataraj Kids Planet, located in Bapunagar Badgaon, hosted its Annual Sports Day event titled “Vitality 25–26” with great energy and enthusiasm. The institution is known for prioritizing holistic development alongside quality education. In her address, the school director, Shweta Shrimali, emphasized that education goes beyond textbooks. She highlighted the importance of sports, values, and life […]

ICC sends peacemaker to convince Pakistan: ₹4,500 crore at stake if IND vs PAK match doesn’t happen in T20 World Cup

Unlike what Indian cricket fans may have assumed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) doesn’t seem to have plans to penalise Pakistan, not yet. Instead, it is still trying to convince the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB_ to play against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. Imran Khwaja, deputy chair of the ICC, has been tasked […]

Lautaro Martínez scores for Inter Milan and is closing in on club records

MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez is closing in on more records for Inter Milan. The Argentinian World Cup winner scored again on Sunday to set league leader Inter on its way to a 2-0 win at Cremonese in Serie A. It was Lautaro’s 170th goal for Inter and left him just one behind Roberto Boninsegna, […]

Salman Ali Agha drops another major hint on Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2026 plans; captain says ‘…when we go to Sri Lanka’

Salman Ali Agha dropped another major hint of Pakistan’s confirmed participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 when the skipper spoke about their preparations for the mega event, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan are yet to officially confirm their participation for the T20 World Cup 2026. Having already announced […]

Australian Open under fire for not paying ball kids; Tennis veteran Mark Philippoussis says, ‘great opportunity, but…’

Ball kids make an essential part of every tennis tournament, and it is no different for the Australian Open. However, for years, their treatment on the court has been debated — while some players shoot them a warm smile, many act like they are invisible. And if, by virtue of being humans, the ball kids […]

Youhana, Younis, Butt… but not enough: When Irfan Pathan’s hat-trick couldn’t save India in Pakistan | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan celebrate with team-mates (X-ICC) On this day, 20 years ago, Karachi witnessed one of the strangest and most unforgettable opening days in the long, combustible history of India vs Pakistan Test cricket.It began in disbelief. The very first over of the match, on the opening morning of a series decider, and Irfan Pathan […]

1,059 days on, WPL gets its first hundred — Nat Sciver-Brunt makes it | Cricket News

Mumbai Indians’ Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrates her century during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt made history in the Women’s Premier League by scoring the tournament’s first-ever century during MI’s match against Royal […]